* And while it is indeed possible that there exists a supernatural deity who visits pain & torment on us " lesser beings " in order to teach us lessons or punish us for our misdeeds , I still see too much Love & too much Goodness in the world – and as such do NOT believe in a " Divine Dictator " who is so cruel & so callous .
And yet even if I am wrong -- even if God does prefer Michael Jordan to all other basketball players & bets on football teams from the SEC ; even if He is sending billions of " heathens " to Hell for choosing the wrong religion ; even if He will rain down injustice & suffering in order to punish us for our sins ; even if there is no escape from His judgment & no appeasing His wrath ( other than by caving in to
fear and lying to Him about who we truly are and what we truly believe ), then I -- as a moral & ethical & caring representative of my self & my family & my species and indeed my entire planet -- choose to stand boldly before Him …
I choose to stand boldly before Him and proclaim His wrongs ; I choose to stand boldly before Him and protest His injustice ; ... and I choose to boldly stand before Him and forgive Him .
In essence , I choose to stand boldly before God the almighty … … and remind Him of His LOVE .
( inspired by Piper Chapman )
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